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Military Support

South Whidbey School District is proud and grateful to serve the children of military families from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Naval Station Everett. We recognize the extraordinary sacrifices these families make, and we are deeply committed to honoring that service by caring for their most precious asset, their children.

Military-connected students bring incredible resilience, perspective, and strength to our schools, and we are better because of them. At the same time, we know that frequent moves, deployments, and the demands of military life can create real challenges. We take that seriously. Our staff receive ongoing training to recognize and respond to the social, emotional, and academic needs that come with a military lifestyle.

From the moment a military family enrolls with us, we work to make the transition as smooth as possible. We offer dedicated counseling support, flexible academic accommodations, and a welcoming community where students can build meaningful connections quickly. Our goal is simple: every military-connected child should walk into our schools feeling seen, valued, and ready to thrive no matter where life has taken them before, or where it may take them next.

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

  • School Liaison Program
  • Jaime Thompson, M.Ed.
  • Navy Child and Youth Education Services
  • 260 W Pioneer Way,Bldg. 13, Rm #121, Oak Harbor, WA 98278-1900
  • 360-257-6863
  • 360-914-7431
  • WEBSITE
  • Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends and Holidays

Naval Station Everett

  • School Liaison Program
  • 2000 West Marine View Drive, Bldg. 2000, Rm 156, Everett, WA 98201
  • 360-328-9839
  • 425-304-3385
  • WEBSITE
  • Mon-Fri: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sat, Sun, and Holidays: Closed
Childcare
Counseling
Military Child Education Coalition Parent Support (MCEC)

MCEC has a wide variety of resources for parents and professionals on their website. In addition to their live and web-based trainings, they offer webinars and a podcast specifically developed for military families. Printable handout linked here.

Well Being Toolkit

The MCEC Military Child Well-being Toolkit has been created to provide accessible social-emotional supports and resources directly to parents, educators, school counselors, administrators, and other youth-serving professionals working with military-connected youth. MCEC aligns this comprehensive resource with Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), Whole Child Design, Social Emotional Academic Development (S.E.A.D.), national resources, and the U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on Youth Mental Health (2021) to provide support for the overall well-being of military-connected children and youth.

MiC3
MiC3 - Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3)is an agreement between all 50 states and D.C. to aid military children and families as they experience educational transitions. Their site provides numerous resourcesfor educators and familiesto use to support military students with MIC3.

Military One Source
Military One Source offers a variety of helpful content and services for military service members and their families. Their services include private, non-medical counseling, consultations and coaching, and life chat for individual questions.

Tutoring for Navy families
The Tutor website is an online tutoring service that has partnered with the DoD to help support military-connected students. Tutor.com is free for all military-connected students.  See list of classes linked here.

Tutor.com FAQs 

Transition

School Quest

Schoolquest is a free, online tool that helps parents of military-connected children to prepare for the frequent school moves and other unique stressors of a military lifestyle. The website serves as a virtual hub where parents and students can find helpful information, tools, and resources centralized on a single platform.

Additional Resources